from channel4: The #OccupyWallStreet campaign said police confined a small number of protesters before spraying them with mace. Clips of the alleged incident have appeared across social media – however, Channel 4 News cannot verify the footage independently. The New York Police Department has so far not responded to a Channel 4 News request for its response to the allegations. Protesters say they want to show their anger at, among other things, corporate greed and social inequality. So far, it is reported more than 100 people have been arrested... Police tactics have been compared to those used during the 2004 Republican convention when the NYPD made sweeping arrests of several hundred demonstrators before dropping charges against almost all of them... The alleged mace incident is the latest clash between campaigners and police since the occupation began on 17 September. Over the past few days, police barricades have prevented protesters from reaching the United Nations where the general assembly has been meeting.

from cnsnews: The Internet has risen to its all-time high as a primary source of news for Americans with 43 percent now saying they get most of their news on national and international issues from the web, according to a survey published Thursday by the Pew Research Center for The People & The Press. Meanwhile, television sits at an all-time low as a primary source of news for Americans with only 66 percent now saying they get most of their national and international news from TV–a nadir television also hit in December 2010.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

from abcnews: American icon Tony Bennett took to the airwaves at Sirius Radio to promote his new album, “Duets II,” but it’s what he said about war, peace, terrorism, and who was to blame for the Sept. 11 terror attacks that could get people talking. Sitting down with Howard Stern on Monday, the 85-year-old singer dodged questions about his sex life and prior drug use. He did so with a laugh, but matters about the U.S. military and 9/11 were fair game, and on these topics the Grammy winner held little back...

Saturday, September 17, 2011

fill your prescription w/ a subscription to remedy radio...This episode of Remedy Radio, Episode 010 - James Corbett: A Responsible Voice For Independent Journalism, allows us to connect with James, who runs CorbettReport.com, an in-depth news analysis and commentary podcast site. Corbett, a Canadian teaching english in Japan, has spent the last 5 years learning about and sharing his thoughtful analysis of world events and forensic history - doing so with consistency, consideration and quality.

With hundreds of interviews and podcasts and millions of listens or views of his work, James has been featured on the Alex Jones show, Russia Today News, Centre for Global Research, and many other high-profile programs. He also co-hosts "New World Next Week", a weekly video podcast with James Evan Pilato of Media Monarchy over at NewWorldNextWeek.com James Corbett continues to be a strong rational voice for truth, civil discourse, and improving the situation of the world. Please support his work over at CorbettReport.com

from corbett report: The Corbett Report turns 200 so we take some time to go through the archive and uncover some of the hidden gems amongst the episodes, articles, interviews and videos that we’ve created over the past four years.

Ironic, you say, that an organization known for secrecy is doling out helpful hints to Hollywood? The CIA doesn’t think so. For them it’s all about image control. And they’re just the start of it. The Department of Defense and just about every branch of the military has an entertainment industry liaison similar to the CIA’s.

“The scripts we get are only the writer’s idea of how the Department of Defense operates,” Vince Ogilvie, deputy director of the Defense Department’s entertainment liaison office, told Danger Room. “We make sure the Department and facilities and people are portrayed in the most accurate and positive light possible.” ...

OK, fair enough I guess, but why has the Defense Department recently partnered with 20th Century Fox to make an X-Men/U.S. Army ad or with explosion-enthusiast Michael Bay to make all three Transformers movies? In The Washington Post, David Sirota suggests entertainment like this is “government-subsidized propaganda.”

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